Tag: Denver Film
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John Sie still seeing red, white and blue Starz at 90
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SeriesFest bestows Visionary Award on a Chinese immigrant whose rise to cable-TV titan and Down syndrome advocate is the stuff of movies John J. Sie turned 90 three weeks ago. And yet, he means it when he says the best is yet to come. Sie is happy to be known as “The Father of Digital…
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Conceivable! Film on the Rocks to bow with ‘The Princess Bride’
How Meta: Denver’s DeVotchka will perform before the classic it scored: ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ at Red Rocks The 27th season of Denver Film’s popular Film on the Rocks summer series will kick off June 8 with a screening of the timeless fairy-tale adventure “The Princess Bride” under the stars at the Red Rocks Amphitheater in…
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Alamo to name Littleton cinema after Denver’s Pam Grier
Arts news: Indigo Girls: Confusion and concern; New owner for Denver Improv and more The embattled Alamo Drafthouse cinema chain has been in need of a little positive pub, and here it is: On May 15, Alamo will rename its Littleton location the Pam Grier Cinema as a salute to the trailblazing actor and Denver…
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Aurora Fox turns to local veteran for temporary leadership
The last time the Aurora Fox Arts Center needed a new executive director, the process dragged on for 14 months. No telling how long it will take this time, but there will be veteran administrative leadership at the ready to keep the ship steady. On Wednesday, the city of Aurora took the innovative step of…
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David Ansen on the death of film criticism
ALSO: ALL BUT ONE SCREENING FOR TODAY’S FINAL DAY IS SOLD OUT DISPATCH FROM THE DENVER FILM FESTIVAL • DAY 10 People used to say, “Everyone is a critic!” as a, well – criticism. The irony is, in 2025, everyone really is a critic. Anyone with an opinion and a blog or a TikTok account with followers…
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‘Airplane!’ at 45: A classic film that elevated stupid to an art form
DISPATCH FROM THE DENVER FILM FESTIVAL • DAY 5 Today, our daily coverage of the 48th Denver Film Festival takes a brief detour for an emergency landing at Sunday’s fun 45th anniversary screening of “Airplane!” which featured an on-stage conversation with co-director David Zucker and actor Robert Hays at the sold-out Paramount Theatre in downtown Denver.…
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The ‘Knives’ are out again for tonight’s Denver Film Fest opening
DISPATCH FROM THE DENVER FILM FESTIVAL • DAY 1 The 10 best days of the year for local movie fans are here. Friday is opening night of the 48th Denver Film Festival, which will begin with dueling cross-town, Halloween-happy screenings. The last time opening night fell on Halloween was in 2019, when the buzz was…
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Denver Film Festival: Start with these five to watch
A quick jump-starter for those about to fest With 136 (mostly) unreleased films to choose from, the Denver Film Festival can be a bit intimidating for a first-time festivaler. There are many different possible strategies. You might want to focus on Colorado filmmakers, or documentaries, or international films, or LGBTQ, or shorts, or animation or…
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Father and son actors are shooting for the stars | John Moore
Dwayne and Judy Carrington meaningfully named their only child Orion for the constellation that immortalizes the handsome hunter of Greek mythology. Literally, it means “shining star.” Which, at 42, is exactly what he is. Orion, an actor, model and former junior Olympian, is enjoying his breakout moment as an FBI agent in the searing new…